**Charity number: 1052721**
## **THE PAUL AND MARTA FOUNDATION**
**TRUSTEES' REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS**
**FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023**
## **THE PAUL AND MARTA FOUNDATION**
## **CONTENTS**
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|---|---|
|**Reference and Administrative Details of the Charity, its Trustees and Advisers**|1|
|**Trustees' Report**|2 - 4|
|**Independent Examiner's Report**|5 - 6|
|**Statement of Financial Activities**|7|
|**Balance Sheet**|8|
|**Notes to the Financial Statements**|9 - 12|
**THE PAUL AND MARTA FOUNDATION**
**REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS OF THE CHARITY, ITS TRUSTEES AND ADVISERS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023**
## **Trustees**
Mrs. D. Gross Mr. D. Gross Mr. B. Gross
## **Charity registered number**
1052721
## **Principal office**
The Penthouse 135 Haverstock Hill London NW3 4RU
## **Bankers**
HSBC 147 Haverstock Hill London NW3 4QU
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## **THE PAUL AND MARTA FOUNDATION**
## **TRUSTEES' REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023**
The Trustees present their Annual Report together with the financial statements of The Paul and Marta Foundation ("the Charity") for the year ended 31 December 2023. The Trustees confirm that the Annual Report and financial statements of the Charity comply with the current statutory requirements, the requirements of the Charity's governing document and the provisions of the Statement of Recommended Practice (SORP), applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102).
## **Structure, governance and management**
## **a. CONSTITUTION**
The Charity was established, by a Charitable Trust Deed dated 23 January 1996, as British Friends of Mesorah Heritage Foundation, and is governed under the covenants contained within it. By a resolution, dated 6 March 2013, the name of the Charity was changed to The Paul and Marta Foundation.
## **b. METHOD OF APPOINTMENT OR ELECTION OF TRUSTEES**
The management of the Charity is the responsibility of the Trustees who are elected and co-opted under the terms of the Trust Deed.
The Trustees throughout the year were:
Mrs. D. Gross Mr. D. Gross Mr. B. Gross
The Trustees shall comprise not fewer than three persons and additional Trustees may be appointed at any time by the passing of a resolution at a Trustees' meeting.
## **c. ORGANISATIONAL STRUCTURE AND DECISION-MAKING**
The Trustees present their recommendations for donations and meet when necessary to agree or amend proposals.
Further, the Trustees meet annually to consider the performance of the Charity and to authorise the appropriate filings with the Charity Commission.
## **d. RELATED PARTY RELATIONSHIPS**
During the year, the Charity received £100,000 ( _2022: £Nil_ ) in donations from Sydney & Glasgow Properties Limited, a company ultimately owned and controlled by Mr. M. Gross, the husband of Mrs. D. Gross, a Trustee of the Charity.
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**THE PAUL AND MARTA FOUNDATION**
## **TRUSTEES' REPORT (continued) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023**
## **Objectives and Activities**
## **a. POLICIES AND OBJECTIVES**
The objectives of the Charity shall be:
- To advance the Jewish religion, and education of the public, by the translation, elucidation and publication of Jewish religious, cultural and traditional works, and the publications in English of the Talmud and other Jewish religious works.
- To promote and support other such charitable purposes or institutions as the Trustees deem fit.
The Trustees also have the power to promote and support other charitable purposes as they deem fit.
The Trustees confirm that, in their opinion, they have compiled with their duty to have due regard to guidance issued by the Charity Commission in deciding what activities the Charity should undertake, and in exercise of their power as detailed in the Trust Deed and under charity law.
## **b. ACTIVITIES FOR ACHIEVING OBJECTIVES**
Activities include the provision of publications intended for educational purposes for institutions, such as the Keren Hayesod United Israel Appeal, as well as other charitable causes.
## **c. PUBLIC BENEFIT**
The Trustees confirm that they have, in the administration of the Charity, paid due regard to the public benefit guidance published by the Charity Commission under section 4 of the Charities Act 2011.
## **Achievements and performance**
## **a. GOING CONCERN**
After making appropriate enquiries, the Trustees have a reasonable expectation that the Charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. For this reason they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements.
## **b. REVIEW OF ACTIVITIES**
The state of affairs of the Charity is dealt with in the attached financial statements, which show net expenditure resources of £15,020 for the year and net assets at the year end of £104,982.
The Trustees' primary concern in managing the assets of the Charity is to ensure that the Charity's assets are not subject to any negative financial risks. Cash balances are held in an interest-bearing account with a major bank, pending the consideration of further donations with the purpose of the translation and publication of Jewish religious, cultural and traditional works.
The Charity has no specific reserves policy.
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## **THE PAUL AND MARTA FOUNDATION**
## **TRUSTEES' REPORT (continued) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023**
## **TRUSTEES' RESPONSIBILITIES STATEMENT**
The Trustees are responsible for preparing the Annual Report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and regulations.
The law applicable to charities in England & Wales requires the Trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice (United Kingdom Accounting Standards and applicable law). The Trustees must not approve the financial statements unless they are satisfied that they give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the Charity and of the incoming resources and application of resources, including the incoem and expenditure, of the Charity for that period.
In preparing these financial statements, the Trustees are required to:
- select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently;
- observe the methods and principles in the Charities SORP;
- make judgments and accounting estimates that are reasonable and prudent;
- state whether applicable UK Accounting Standards have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements; and
- prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the Charity will continue in operation.
The Trustees are responsible for keeping sufficient accounting records that disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the Charity and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Charities Act 2011, the Charity (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 and the provisions of the Trust Deed. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the Charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.
15/11/202 This report was approved by the Trustees on............................................................ and signed on their behalf by:
................................................
## **D. Gross**
Trustee
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## **THE PAUL AND MARTA FOUNDATION**
## **INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023**
## **INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF THE PAUL AND MARTA FOUNDATION (the 'Charity')**
I report to the Trustees on my examination of the financial statements of The Paul and Marta Foundation ('the Charity') for the year ended 31 December 2023 which comprises the Statement of Financial Activities, the Balance Sheet and related notes.
This report is made solely to the Charity's Trustees, as a body, in accordance with section 145 of the Charities Act 2011. My work has been undertaken so that I might state to the Charity's Trustees those matters I am required to state to them in this report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, I do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the Charity and the Charity's Trustees as a body, for my work, for this report or for the opinions I have formed.
## **RESPONSIBILITIES AND BASIS OF REPORT**
As the Trustees of the Charity you are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 ('the Act').
I report in respect of my examination of the Charity's accounts carried out under section 145 of the Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
An independent examination does not involve gathering all the evidence that would be required in an audit and consequently does not cover all the matters that an auditor considers in giving their opinion on the financial statements. The planning and conduct of an audit goes beyond the limited assurance that an independent examination can provide. Consequently I express no opinion as to whether the financial statements present a ‘true and fair’ view and my report is limited to those specific matters set out in the independent examiner’s statement.
## **INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S STATEMENT**
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect:
1. accounting records were not kept in respect of the charity as required by section 130 of the Act; or
2. the financial statements do not accord with those records; or
3. the financial statements do not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a 'true and fair' view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination.
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## **THE PAUL AND MARTA FOUNDATION**
## **INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT (continued) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023**
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the financial statements to be reached.
## QWittwans
Signed: Dated: 18 November 2024
Charlotte Willmore BFP ACA
Wilder Coe Ltd
1st Floor Sackville House, 143-149 Fenchurch Street, London, EC3M 6BL
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## **THE PAUL AND MARTA FOUNDATION**
## **STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023**
|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Note**
**2023**
**£**
**INCOME FROM:**
Donations and legacies
2
**104,868**
**TOTAL INCOME**
**104,868**
**EXPENDITURE ON:**
Charitable activities
3
**115,663**
Governance costs
4
**4,225**
**TOTAL EXPENDITURE**
5
**119,888**
**NET EXPENDITURE**
**(15,020)**
**NET MOVEMENT IN FUNDS**
**(15,020)**
**RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS:**
Total funds brought forward
**120,002**
**TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD**
**104,982**|**Total**
**funds**
**2023**
**£**
**104,868**
**104,868**
**115,663**
**4,225**
**119,888**
**(15,020)**
**(15,020)**
**120,002**
**104,982**|_Total_
_funds_
_2022_
_£_
_-_
_-_
_48,590_
_520_
_49,110_
_(49,110)_
_(49,110)_
_169,112_
_120,002_|
|---|---|---|
The notes on pages 9 to 12 form part of these financial statements.
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## **THE PAUL AND MARTA FOUNDATION**
## **BALANCE SHEET AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2023**
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|---|---|---|---|
|2023|2022|
|Note|£|£|
|CURRENT ASSETS|
|Cash at bank|104,982|120,002|
|NET ASSETS|104,982|120,002|
|CHARITY FUNDS|
|Unrestricted funds|9|104,982|120,002|
|TOTAL FUNDS|104,982|120,002|
|15.11.2024|
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The financial statements were approved by the Trustees on .......................................... and signed on their behalf by:
**................................................**
## **D. Gross**
The notes on pages 9 to 12 form part of these financial statements.
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**THE PAUL AND MARTA FOUNDATION**
## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023**
## **1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES**
## **1.1 Basis of preparation of financial statements**
The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention with items recognised at cost or transaction value unless otherwise stated in the relevant notes to these accounts. The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the Statement of Recommended Practice: Accounting and Reporting by Charities, prepared in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102), and the Charities Act 2011 and UK Generally Accepted Practice.
The Charity constitutes a public benefit entity as defined by FRS 102.
## **1.2 Cash flow**
In accordance with the Charities SORP, the Charity has not prepared a Statement of Cash Flows as it is a smaller charity.
## **1.3 Fund accounting**
General funds are unrestricted funds which are available for use at the discretion of the Trustees in furtherance of the general objectives of the Charity and which have not been designated for other purposes.
## **1.4 Income**
All income is recognised once the Charity has entitlement to the income, it is probable that the income will be received and the amount of income receivable can be measured reliably.
## **1.5 Expenditure**
Expenditure is recognised only once there is a legal or constructive obligation to make payment to a third party, it is probable that settlement will be required and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably.
Governance costs are those incurred in connection with administration of the charity and compliance with constitutional and statutory requirements.
Charitable activities and governance costs are costs incurred on the Charity's educational operations, including support costs and costs relating to the governance of the Charity apportioned to charitable activities.
All expenditure is accounted for on an accruals basis. All expenses, including support costs and governance costs, are allocated to the applicable expenditure headings.
Grants payable are charged in the year when the offer is made, except in those cases where the offer is conditional, such grants being recognised as expenditure when the conditions attaching are fulfilled. Grants offered subject to conditions which have not been met at the year-end are noted as a commitment, but not accrued for as expenditure.
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**THE PAUL AND MARTA FOUNDATION**
## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023**
## **2. INCOME FROM DONATIONS AND LEGACIES**
||**Unrestricted**|_Total_||
|---|---|---|---|
||**funds**|_funds_||
||**2023**|_2022_||
||**£**|_£_||
|Donations|**104,868**||_-_|
## **3. GRANTS TO INSTITUTIONS**
|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**2023**
**£**
Grants to institutions
**115,663**
_Total 2022_
_48,590_
See below table for detailed breakdown of grants made to institutions.
Mosdos Ophel Bas Zion
Dalaid
UKLFI Charitable Trust
Israel Academia
Neve Yerushalayim
Jews College
Yeshivat Eretz Hat
University College
The Jewish Deaf Association
Hasmonean High School
Just Teen Support
Other institutions
AZHR Charitable Trust
JINSA
UK Frends of I.D.C
Center for Torah
Hebrew Poor Funds
Zichron Menachem
Hampstead Sephardi
Beyt Kneset
Gibraltar American
Mark and Anna Ruth Hasten Family Foundation
Total||**Total**
**funds**
**2023**
**£**
**115,663**
_48,590_
**2023**
**£**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**1,000**
**-**
**10,000**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**25,000**
**20,193**
**20,000**
**16,186**
**10,000**
**5,000**
**3,464**
**3,001**
**1,000**
**820**
**115,663**|_Total_
_funds_
_2022_
_£_
_48,590_|
|---|---|---|---|
||||_2022_
_£_
_12,223_
_5,000_
_250_
_1,676_
_7,612_
_5,000_
_6,668_
_1,000_
_3,000_
_3,600_
_1,000_
_1,560_
_-_
_-_
_-_
_-_
_-_
_-_
_-_
_-_
_-_
_-_|
|||||
|||||
||||_48,590_|
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## **THE PAUL AND MARTA FOUNDATION**
## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023**
## **4. GOVERNANCE COSTS**
|Accountancy
Legal and professional
Bank charges|**2023**
**£**
**1,800**
**1,850**
**575**
**4,225**|_2022_
_£_
_-_
_-_
_520_
_520_|
|---|---|---|
## **5. ANALYSIS OF RESOURCES EXPENDED BY EXPENDITURE TYPE**
|**Other costs**
**2023**
**£**
Grants to institutions
**115,663**
Governance
**4,225**
Total 2023
**119,888**
_Total 2022_
_49,110_|**Total**
**2023**
**£**
**115,663**
**4,225**
**119,888**
_49,110_|_Total_
_2022_
_£_
_48,590_
_520_
_49,110_|
|---|---|---|
||||
## **6. ANALYSIS OF RESOURCES EXPENDED BY ACTIVITIES**
|**Grant funding**
**of activities**
**2023**
**£**
Grants to institutions
**115,663**
_Total 2022_
_48,590_|**Total**
**2023**
**£**
**115,663**
_48,590_|_Total_
_2022_
_£_
_48,590_|
|---|---|---|
||||
## **7. NET INCOME**
During the year no Trustees received any remuneration ( _2022: £Nil_ ). During the year no Trustee received any benefits in kind ( _2022: £Nil_ ). During the year no Trustee received any reimbursement of expenses ( _2022: £Nil_ ).
## **8. AUDITORS' REMUNERATION**
The Independent Examiner's remuneration amounts to an Independent Examination fee of £1,800 _(2022 - £Nil_ )
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## **THE PAUL AND MARTA FOUNDATION**
## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023**
## **9. STATEMENT OF FUNDS**
## **STATEMENT OF FUNDS - CURRENT YEAR**
|**Unrestricted funds**
General funds
**STATEMENT OF FUNDS - PRIOR YEAR**
General Funds
**SUMMARY OF FUNDS - CURRENT YEAR**
General funds
**SUMMARY OF FUNDS - PRIOR YEAR**
General funds|**Brought**
**forward**
**£**
**120,002**
_Balance at_
_1 January_
_2022_
_£_
_169,112_
_169,112_
**Brought**
**forward**
**£**
**120,002**
**120,002**
_Balance at_
_1 January_
_2022_
_£_
_169,112_|**Income**
**£**
**104,868**
_Income_
_£_
_-_
_-_
**Income**
**£**
**104,868**
**104,868**
_Income_
_£_
_-_|**Resources**
**expended**
**Balance at**
**31 December**
**2023**
**£**
**£**
**(119,888)**
**104,982**
_Resources_
_expended_
_Balance at 31_
_December_
_2022_
_£_
_£_
_(49,110)_
_120,002_
_(49,110)_
_120,002_
**Resources**
**expended**
**Balance at**
**31 December**
**2023**
**£**
**£**
**(119,888)**
**104,982**
**(119,888)**
**104,982**
_Resources_
_expended_
_Balance at 31_
_December_
_2022_
_£_
_£_
_(49,110)_
_120,002_|
|---|---|---|---|
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